Schwendt

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Schwendt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Schwendt
Schwendt (Austria)
Schwendt
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Mayor Sebastian Haunholter
Basic statistics
Area 30.8 km² (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation 702 m  (2303 ft)
Population 766  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 25 /km² (64 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KB
Postal code 6345
Area code 05375
Website www.riskommunal.net/
schwendt

Coordinates: 47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E / 47.633333, 12.4


Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 17 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 6 km below Kössen. The name of the village comes from the old word „schwenden“. Main sources of income are tourism and agriculture. It has 766 inhabitants.